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Download# From: bklock@pipeline.com (Brian Klock) {t:The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death} {st:Housemartins} The [Am]smiled so much a[Bb]nd waved their flags As she saluted to t[Am]he military band[C] Most[Am] of the people f[Bb]ailed to see She [Am]had a broken bot[C]tle in the other hand And s[F]he took them by surprise When [Dm]she took them by the throat And s[Bb]he said "My friend you're n[C]ot allowed to vote" But t[F]hey shook it all off, With [Dm]a nervous laugh and cough, "Next[Bb] time," she said "I'll let [C]those people choke" The [F]people who grinned themselves to death Smil[Eb]ed so much they failed to take a breath And [Bb]even when their kids were starving They[C] all thought the queen was charming She polished all upon the wall And ran her hands right through her hair So if the lady took the time to call All the houses on the street would not compare And she thought it really funny That she hadn't any money But those she looked up to, they had, But they shook it all off With a nervous laugh and cough And when they took her riches it was sad {sot} C (barre chord on 3rd fret) F (barre chord on 8th fret) Eb (barre chord on 6th fret) Dm (barre chord on 5th fret) {eot}